What time is England vs Costa Rica? All you need to know about the Three Lions' final match

Roy Hodgson's worst fears have been realised and England are forced to play out a dead rubber game against Group D toppers, Los Ticos

Pack your bags: Hodgson and Co. will soon head home after a dismal campaign

Roy Hodgson's worst fears have been realised and England are forced to play out a dead rubber game against surprise package Costa Rica, who currently top Group D, in an attempt to salvage some pride before they hop on the early flight home.

Los Ticos have already qualified for the knock-out stages but will top the group as long as they manage a draw and the England manager has promised to give playing time to all of the players who have travelled to Brazil.

Frank Lampard will captain the Three Lions for what will almost certainly be his last international appearance before he jets off to join a star-studded New York City team comprising just David Villa and one other player.

Here's Jake Rudman's guide.

When is it?

The match will take place on Tuesday June 24 at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte. Kick off will be at 5pm GMT.

Where is it?

Belo Horizonte was the scene of England's humiliating loss to the amateurs of the USA in 1950 – their worst ever defeat. A fitting finale for a dismal World Cup campaign, then.

The 62,160-seater stadium will host two further games including a semi-final that could see Brazil face Germany.

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Showpiece: Belo Horizonte could host a semi-final between Brazil and Germany

Previous matches

England's marginal 2-1 defeats to Italy and Uruguay have been thoroughly chronicled but by far the most surprising turnout from Group D has been Costa Rica's ability to upset the odds.

The Central American minnows, whose best player Brian Ruiz is a Fulham FC flop, were a whopping 2,500-1 to win the tournament before it kicked off.

Fancied by no-one to emerge from the first group in World Cup history to contain three previous champions, they have produced two dogged performances to topple first Uruguay 3-1 and then Italy 1-0.

Ones to watch

Luke Shaw – the 18-year-old left-back, whose attacking threat has engendered talk of a £30m transfer to Manchester United, looks set to make his World Cup debut.

Joel Campbell – Costa Rica are likely to rest most of their key starters but if the Arsenal starlet plays, he will have a point to prove with Arsene Wenger monitoring his progress closely.

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Rising star: Arsenal youngster Campbell has impressed at the tournament

Where can I catch it?

This match will be screened on ITV 1, with coverage beginning an hour before kick-off at 4pm. In the studio, presenter Adrian Chiles will be joined by Lee Dixon and Glen Hoddle.

Commentary will come from Clyde Tyldesley and Andy Townsend.

Radio coverage is available on Talksport from 4pm with Adrian Durham, Mark Saggers, Stan Collymore and Matt Holland.

But what if I don't have a TV or radio handy?

Not to worry, we'll have a live blog of the game updating you with all the action as it comes in.

Stay tuned for build-up and line-ups, but in the meantime make sure you follow our World Cup Day 13 live blog. It's full of all the news and views coming out of Brazil that you need to know.

Betting odds

England remain favorites despite the six-point gap between the sides.

An England win has odds of 4/5 while a victory for Costa Rica can be found at 10/3.